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KMID : 0363620110320020023
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Journal of Korean Oriental Medicine
2011 Volume.32 No. 2 p.23 ~ p.41
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Current State of Pain Treatment in Oriental Medicine
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Park Ji-Eun
Jung Hee-Jung
Kim Ae-Ran
Jung So-Young
Hwang Hye-Suk
Choi Sun-Mi
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Abstract
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Objective: The number of patients with chronic pain has increased over the past several decades. Seventy-eight percent of people over 60 in Korea suffer from many kinds of pain. This study was aimed to understand the current state of Oriental medicine for pain treatment.
Method: We surveyed 415 Oriental medical doctors with items including rate of patients with pain, methods of diagnosis and of treatment. We also reviewed previous studies evaluating the effect of Oriental medicine for pain treatment.
Results: About 85% doctors said that more than half of their patients have pain symptoms. The most common pain types were sprain and lower back pain. Diagnosis method depended on the pain type, but in all pain types, acupuncture treatment was the most used. In the result of review of previous studies, acupuncture treatment seemed to be effective for several pain symptoms, such as sprain and knee pain. However, the effect of Oriental medicine was controversial in most pain treatments.
Conclusion: Oriental medicine is used a lot for pain treatment. However, many more mechanism studies and clinical trials should be conducted to establish the evidence.
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KEYWORD
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Pain, treatment, Oriental medicine, acupuncture
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